When we outgrow our possessions, our first stop is a site like eBay or Craigslist. If you'd rather sell your stuff on your own terms, though, tech blog Unplggd shows us how to successfully host an online garage sale.

Yard sales are great both for the seller and the buyer—it's so easy to make a transaction without any middlemen, and everyone goes home happy. If you don't live in the best location for a yard sale though, Unplggd shows us that it's actually quite easy to set up a blog dedicated to selling your unused possessions:

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eBay and Craigslist are both great for many different, specialized cases but they couldn't handle everything I needed to sell. Because my list of things for sale was so broad (think everything from mixing bowls to peripheral cables to children's instruments) it didn't seem likely I'd find a buyer searching for them over the great digital planes of eBay or Craigslist. I wanted to create a single location where people could begin to browse maybe for one thing, and then stumble upon another and decide they need that as well. Additionally, I will be constantly altering the list (adding and subtracting) so I wanted to create a place where everyone can easily see what is and is no longer available rather than constantly update Craigslist postings.

Unplggd goes through how to set it up, how to make sure your stuff is sale-worthy, and most importantly, how to get people to visit the blog in the first place. By making your own blog and then advertising that in the local community, on Facebook, or on Craigslist, you can actually successfully sell your stuff. Hit the link to read more, and let us know your favorite eBay alternative in the comments.